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UNC Basketball: Top 5 UNC shooting guards of all time

By Horran Cameron

Oct 14, 2015, Shanghai, China; Charlotte Hornets principal owner Michael Jordan watches first half action against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Mandatory Credit: Danny La-USA Today Sports
Oct 14, 2015, Shanghai, China; Charlotte Hornets principal owner Michael Jordan watches first half action against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Mandatory Credit: Danny La-USA Today Sports /
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Rashad McCants, UNC (2002-2005)

Love him or hate him, Rashad McCants was a force to be reckoned with for the Tar Heels. As a freshman, McCants started his college career with a bang. In his first game as a Tar Heel, McCants scored 28 points against Penn State in the Preseason NIT, a record for most points in a freshman’s first game.

Likewise, he scored the second-most points in a season by a freshman (594). He holds the record for most double-figure games to start a freshman season (20) and second-highest scoring average as a freshman (17.0).

McCants is tied with five other UNC players for most three-point field goals in a game (eight versus Clemson March 2, 2004). This record corresponds to the record for most three-pointers in the Dean E. Smith Center.

Also, No. 32 ranks 16th all-time in scoring (1,721 points), 12th in UNC career scoring average (17.6), fourth all-time highest career three-point percentage (41.9%) and tied with two other players for most consecutive games with a three-pointer (34).

As a sophomore, McCants led the ACC in scoring and narrowly missed winning the 2004 ACC Player of the Year Award. He averaged nearly 20 points per game that season. This helped him become the leading vote-getter for the All-ACC first team in 2004. He was an Associated Press (AP) third-team All-American that season as well.

Despite what McCants has said or done in the past, he sacrificed personal accolades which helped the 2004-05 Tar Heels win a national championship. He deserves to be on this list. His body of work speaks for itself.

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